Nikon Coolpix S570

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S570

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.7
Size
Really small
Super compact 92x57x22 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
140 g
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 over the Nikon Coolpix S570.

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S570

True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 7.1 MP
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Capture around 40% more detail in your photos
Size Much smaller 92x57x22 mm vs 105x59x37 mm
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Around 50% smaller
Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the S570's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.7" 5.7x4.3mm
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Around 20% larger sensor
Weight Much lighter 140 g vs 280 g
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2x lighter
Thickness Much thinner 0.9" vs 1.5"
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More than 40% thinner
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,250 ISO
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The S570's maximum light sensitivity is 1.4 f-stops better
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ3

Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Zoom More zoom 10x vs 5x
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4x more zoom
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 3,200 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
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Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S570. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a travel zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier

Nikon Coolpix S570 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Compact

$289

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Significantly larger
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Much worse macro capability

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4

Travel zoom

$379

True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
Weight Lighter
Screen size Much smaller screen

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